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1 Timothy 5:17
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1 Timothy 5:17
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17 Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well,[a] especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching.
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- 5:17 Greek should be worthy of double honor.
1 Timothy 5:17
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1 Timothy 5:17
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17 The elders(A) who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor,(B) especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
Hebrews 13:17
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Hebrews 13:17
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17 Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit.
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Hebrews 13:17
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Hebrews 13:17
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17 Have confidence in your leaders(A) and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you(B) as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
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1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
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Paul’s Final Advice
12 Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance. 13 Show them great respect and wholehearted love because of their work. And live peacefully with each other.
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1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
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1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
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Final Instructions
12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard(A) among you, who care for you in the Lord(B) and who admonish you. 13 Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other.(C)
Galatians 6:6
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Galatians 6:6
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6 Those who are taught the word of God should provide for their teachers, sharing all good things with them.
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Galatians 6:6
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Galatians 6:6
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6 Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor.(A)
Hebrews 13:7
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Hebrews 13:7
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7 Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.
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Hebrews 13:7
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Hebrews 13:7
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7 Remember your leaders,(A) who spoke the word of God(B) to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate(C) their faith.
Philippians 2:29
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Philippians 2:29
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29 Welcome him in the Lord’s love[a] and with great joy, and give him the honor that people like him deserve.
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- 2:29 Greek in the Lord.
Philippians 2:29
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Philippians 2:29
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29 So then, welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,(A)
Romans 12:8
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Romans 12:8
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8 If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.
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Romans 12:8
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Romans 12:8
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8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement;(A) if it is giving, then give generously;(B) if it is to lead,[a] do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
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- Romans 12:8 Or to provide for others
Luke 10:7
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Luke 10:7
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7 Don’t move around from home to home. Stay in one place, eating and drinking what they provide. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve their pay.
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Luke 10:7
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Luke 10:7
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7 Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages.(A) Do not move around from house to house.
2 Timothy 2:6
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2 Timothy 2:6
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6 And hardworking farmers should be the first to enjoy the fruit of their labor.
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2 Timothy 2:6
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2 Timothy 2:6
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6 The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops.(A)
1 Corinthians 9:5-14
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1 Corinthians 9:5-14
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5 Don’t we have the right to bring a believing wife[a] with us as the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers do, and as Peter[b] does? 6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to work to support ourselves?
7 What soldier has to pay his own expenses? What farmer plants a vineyard and doesn’t have the right to eat some of its fruit? What shepherd cares for a flock of sheep and isn’t allowed to drink some of the milk? 8 Am I expressing merely a human opinion, or does the law say the same thing? 9 For the law of Moses says, “You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain.”[c] Was God thinking only about oxen when he said this? 10 Wasn’t he actually speaking to us? Yes, it was written for us, so that the one who plows and the one who threshes the grain might both expect a share of the harvest.
11 Since we have planted spiritual seed among you, aren’t we entitled to a harvest of physical food and drink? 12 If you support others who preach to you, shouldn’t we have an even greater right to be supported? But we have never used this right. We would rather put up with anything than be an obstacle to the Good News about Christ.
13 Don’t you realize that those who work in the temple get their meals from the offerings brought to the temple? And those who serve at the altar get a share of the sacrificial offerings. 14 In the same way, the Lord ordered that those who preach the Good News should be supported by those who benefit from it.
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1 Corinthians 9:5-14
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1 Corinthians 9:5-14
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5 Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife(A) along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers(B) and Cephas[a]?(C) 6 Or is it only I and Barnabas(D) who lack the right to not work for a living?
7 Who serves as a soldier(E) at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard(F) and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk? 8 Do I say this merely on human authority? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing? 9 For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.”[b](G) Is it about oxen that God is concerned?(H) 10 Surely he says this for us, doesn’t he? Yes, this was written for us,(I) because whoever plows and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.(J) 11 If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you?(K) 12 If others have this right of support from you, shouldn’t we have it all the more?
But we did not use this right.(L) On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder(M) the gospel of Christ.
13 Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?(N) 14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.(O)
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- 1 Corinthians 9:5 That is, Peter
- 1 Corinthians 9:9 Deut. 25:4
Romans 15:27
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Romans 15:27
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27 They were glad to do this because they feel they owe a real debt to them. Since the Gentiles received the spiritual blessings of the Good News from the believers in Jerusalem, they feel the least they can do in return is to help them financially.
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Romans 15:27
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Romans 15:27
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27 They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews’ spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings.(A)
Acts 28:10
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Acts 28:10
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10 As a result we were showered with honors, and when the time came to sail, people supplied us with everything we would need for the trip.
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Acts 28:10
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Acts 28:10
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10 They honored us(A) in many ways; and when we were ready to sail, they furnished us with the supplies we needed.
1 Timothy 5:3
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1 Timothy 5:3
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3 Take care of[a] any widow who has no one else to care for her.
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- 5:3 Or Honor.
1 Timothy 5:3
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1 Timothy 5:3
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3 Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need.(A)
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